From the Richmond Dispatch, 1/28/1864
Fire
at Chimborazo Hospital. - On Tuesday night last one of the wards at
Chimborazo Hospital accidentally caught fire, and before assistance could be
rendered the flames had gained considerable headway, but they were finally
subdued before doing any very serious damage. Fortunately, the limits of
Chimborazo have been somewhat circumscribed, as from the diminished number of
patients now there many of the wards have been closed up, as was the case with
the one in which the fire originated; otherwise, we might have to record serious
loss of life in addition to the destruction of property.
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